Photo: Nyttend · Public domainPatterson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Patterson Township has 243 jobs, against 1,357 working residents. Jobs and income earn Patterson Township B; getting around on foot earns it C+. Only 3% work in Patterson Township itself; outside it, Pittsburgh draws the most (8%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Patterson Township, in brief
Patterson Township is a place people come home to
There are 243 jobs based in Patterson Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Patterson Township has about 1,900 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Patterson Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Patterson Township is Pittsburgh, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (111) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Patterson Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Patterson Township is better than 62% of U.S. towns, #552 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Patterson Township’s grade up (ahead of 72% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($67,171, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Patterson Township could be anywhere from C to A.
Patterson Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,321 residents head out to work, 36 work right here, and 207 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Patterson Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How far it is to work from Patterson Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Where people from Patterson Township work
Where Patterson Township clocks in
8% of workers
5% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Patterson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Patterson Township, 2013 → 2023: 308 → 243. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Patterson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Patterson Township spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Patterson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,362 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
For most of Patterson Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Patterson Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns, #734 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,515 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 44% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 9.5% of Patterson Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Patterson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Patterson Township next to U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100: 1,632nd of 4,771 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 19 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,630 | Kent CT | 3,101 | $96K | 9.0% | 2.6% | 34% | B |
| 1,631 | Blue Hill Township MN | 2,625 | $108K | 6.7% | 3.2% | 1% | B |
| 1,632 | Patterson Township PA | 3,038 | $67K | 6.6% | 4.1% | 3% | B |
| 1,633 | Mineral Ridge OH | 3,657 | $59K | 6.0% | 3.7% | 3% | B |
| 1,634 | Albion IN | 2,261 | $71K | 8.6% | 2.6% | 16% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Patterson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work in the towns next to Patterson Township
The biggest share goes to Chippewa Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Patterson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson Township | – | B | C+ | 26 min | $67,171 |
| White Township | under 3% | C | C | 22 min | $56,136 |
| Brighton Township | 3% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $115,250 |
| Chippewa Township | 5% | A− | C | 33 min | $94,806 |
| Patterson Heights | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Fallston | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| New Brighton | under 3% | C+ | A | 26 min | $52,939 |
Same-state neighbors only. Patterson Heights and Fallston: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Patterson Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Patterson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Patterson Township?
$67,171 (±$15,504) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Patterson Township?
6.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Patterson Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Patterson Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (8%, 28 mi), Chippewa Township (5%, 3 mi), Cranberry Township (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Patterson Township walkable?
Patterson Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 8.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Patterson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Patterson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Patterson Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.